Archive for the ‘NSA’ Category

Here’s what caught our eye in the world of intelligence this week: The Obama Administration is on the verge of allowing the NSA to share more of its intercepted data with other intelligence agencies without first applying...

Here’s what caught our eye in the world of intelligence this week: A piece for The Washington Post details a CIA practice known as “eyewashing” where internal memos that contain false information are transmitted throughout...

Here’s what caught our eye in the world of intelligence this week: The Pentagon is considering retroactively demoting retired Gen. David Petraeus after he admitted to giving classified information to his mistress. The Army has...

Here’s what caught our eye in the world of intelligence this week: In January the NSA will overhaul its workforce to “break down cylinders,” improve collaboration, and enhance the mission of the agency. The modernization...

The recent terrorist attack in San Bernardino has kicked up yet another round of debate regarding NSA’s bulk phone records collection program, which was officially ended on November 29th, in accordance with requirements of...

Here’s what caught our eye in the world of intelligence this week: According to newly declassified portions of a report from the inspectors general of several Federal agencies, President Bush sought to retroactively authorize...

The Washington Post ran a fascinating article yesterday about the Obama Administration’s internal deliberations regarding the “Going Dark” problem. The story includes a draft National Security Council memo that considers...

Here’s what caught our eye in the world of intelligence this week: More than 50 intelligence analysts complained to the Pentagon’s Inspector General (IG) that senior officials in the U.S. military’s Central Command...

In response to a Freedom of Information Act request by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the U.S. government has just released a document detailing its “Vulnerabilities Equities Process (VEP).” It describes how the U.S.G....

Here’s what caught our eye in the world of intelligence this week: New documents purloined by Edward Snowden show the extent of the partnership between the NSA and telecommunications company AT&T. Documents described the...